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EDUCATION
Sutton set to take full ownership of outsourced education company
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2020
An independent report has found that the company had ‘moved away’ from the council’s ‘ambitions a...
FINANCE
Councils are faring well on finance
By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2020
Last month, CIPFA published its resilience index tool – and the picture for local government is b...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
LGA calls for seat at table in children's care review
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2020
The Local Government Association (LGA) is pressing for close involvement in the Government’s pled...
FINANCE
Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services
06 January 2020
For Family Hubs to work they will need two things – freedom and funding – and they need to be all...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Councils defend out of area placements
By Martin Ford | 24 December 2019
The children’s commissioner has called for a national review of the care system as four in 10 chi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ofsted finds children 'still at risk' in North East Lincolnshire
By Martin Ford | 23 December 2019
The council has been warned by the watchdog it is not doing enough to improve children’s services.
EDUCATION
Bristol is the first city worldwide to adopt a Period-Friendly Places model
By Cllr Helen Godwin | 20 December 2019
Cllr Helen Godwin explains how Bristol is tackling the issue of period poverty - becoming the wor...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The rise of SEN Tribunals and how to prepare for them
By John Roberts | 20 December 2019
Lawyer John Roberts outlines what to expect from a Special Education Needs Tribunal and how local...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Local government are the systems thinkers and the time to act is now
18 December 2019
Systems thinking - considering the whole, not just the parts, and how those parts interact - bri...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Signs of improvement in inadequate children's services
By Martin Ford | 18 December 2019
Two councils subjected to Government intervention due to poor children’s services have received p...
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- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
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- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
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Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- Future Forum: Councils urged to embrace Total Place
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